Number of active shooters at U.S. schools and colleges 2000-2022, by gender

Number of active shooters in elementary and secondary schools and at postsecondary institutions in the United States between 2000 and 2022, by gender

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Release date

August 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The source defines an active shooter as “one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.”
A shooter's gender is categorized by their gender identity at the time of the attack.

School shootings are defined by the source as incidents in which a gun is brandished or fired on school property or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims, time of day, day of the week, or reason.
Definitions used in other cases may result in differing data.

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